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How important is the tonearm?

I am presently shopping for a new tonearm for my new turntable. I looked at basic arm like the Jelco (500$) but also at arms like Reed, Graham, Tri-Planar all costing over 4000$.

The turntable is a TTWeights Gem Ultra and the cartridge I have on hand is a brand new Benz Ruby 3.

Here is a couple of questions for the analogue experts.

1. Is the quality of the tonearm important?

2. Is it easy to hear the difference between expensive tonearm (Ex: Graham Phantom) vs a cheaper Jelco (Approx. 500$)?

3. What makes a good arm?

Any comments from analogues expert?
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02-05-11: Mj908
it's all gimmick. For below $500 each, you can find a table, a tonearm and a cart and enjoy music, [b]spending more than that is just for your ego[/b]

LOL, you must be speaking of your system. News flash: All systems are not alike. I agree, you can have a nice sounding analog rig for the money you mention. To sugggest that other's who may pay $10K or more for the table & arm, plus $5k on a cart are doing it to stroke their ego is ludicrous and indicates to me that you really don't have a clue. Thanks for the laugh though. :-)
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